Crime Rates at Derngate, Northampton, NN1 1HS

Derngate area has the 25th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 101st highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derngate (NN1 1HS) in the last 12 months was 220.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.7% higher than the Abington and Phippsville average (118.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 131.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derngate (NN1 1HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Gardens, where police recorded 237 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Giles' Terrace (122 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.